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Strecno Castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Žilina Region, Slovakia · Europe
Olešná sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zákopčie, 31km from Strecno Castle.
Olešná is a town located in Žilina Region, Slovakia. With a population of 1,929, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Olešná sits in Slovakia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bratislava time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Olešná to your route.
Podvysoká is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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Olešná is located in Žilina Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 49.4236 latitude, 18.6762 longitude.
Olešná has a population of approximately 1,929 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A dramatic cliff-top castle perched high above the Orava River, famously used as a filming location for the 1922 movie Nosferatu.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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The world's first folk-architecture reserve: a mountain village of dark log houses painted with white geometric patterns, a tradition some 200 years old that inspired Slovakia's Olympic team designs.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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